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2. Dog bite prevention: Keeping your furry friends and family ...

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   But amidst the blooming flowers and chirping birds, there's an important week on the horizon: Dog Bite Prevention Week, running from April 7-13. Did you know that about 4.5 million people in the ...

3. Fly biting - Wikipedia

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   Fly biting (also called fly catching or fly snapping) refers to a type of dog behavior: episodes of intentional focused biting at the air, as if the dog is biting at imaginary flies. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels appear to be predisposed to fly catching syndrome, [ 1 ] though it has been documented in many different breeds and mixes.

4. Myiasis - Wikipedia

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   Caused by flies that usually lay their eggs in decaying animal or vegetable matter, but that can develop in a host if open wounds or sores are present: Lucilia spp. (green-bottle fly) [15] Cochliomyia spp. (screw-worm fly) [15] Phormia spp. (black-bottle fly) [16] Calliphora spp. (blue-bottle fly) [17] Sarcophaga spp. (flesh fly or sarcophagids)

5. Simulium - Wikipedia

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   The flies are pool feeders. Their saliva, which contains anticoagulants, a number of enzymes and histamine, is mixed with the blood, preventing clotting until it is ingested by the fly. These bites cause localized tissue damage, and if the number of feeding flies is sufficient, their feeding may produce a blood-loss anaemia.

6. This Texas fly can bite, leaving irritated skin. It loves the ...

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7. Hippobosca longipennis - Wikipedia

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   The species feeds on a variety of animals and have been known to bite people. During its lifetime, a female lays 10 to 15 larvae on a host. It has arrived in a few countries on zoo animals that were being transported from Africa. Studies have been completed on the flies. Some specimens have been found on ancient dog corpses in Greece and Egypt.